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Roadworks in Cherwell by area

Across the areas we cover there are 30 roadworks on now and 41 booked for the next month, and 24 of them close the road. Here is every area ranked, the closures this week and next, and who is doing the digging.

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30roadworks on nownot counting small pavement jobs
41coming upbooked for the next 30 days
24road closureson now or coming up
12closures this week and next12 in the next 7 days

Darker means more roadworks. Tap an area for its page.

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Busiest right now: Bicester (17), Kidlington (14) and Banbury (9). The middle Cherwell area has 1, and 21 areas have none at all. Most road closures: Islip (7), Banbury (4) and Kidlington (4).

Every area, ranked

1BicesterOX2617982
2KidlingtonOX5141044
3BanburyOX169274
4IslipOX57707
5WiggintonOX153031
6AmbrosdenOX25303–
7ChestertonOX26303–
8AdderburyOX172111
9BurdropOX152021
10Sibford FerrisOX152021
11Sibford GowerOX152021
12YarntonOX52201
13BegbrokeOX5220–
14BodicoteOX15202–
15Barford St MichaelOX151011
16BloxhamOX151011
17DeddingtonOX151011
18MilcombeOX151011
19BletchingdonOX5101–
20CropredyOX17101–
21Drayton (OX15)OX15101–
22SwalcliffeOX15110–
23WendleburyOX25101–
24Weston on the GreenOX25101–
25WroxtonOX15101–

Roadworks on now or booked for the next 30 days within each area’s circle. Small pavement jobs aren’t counted (there are 94 of those). Areas overlap, so one job can count in more than one area. Tap a column to sort.

Roads closing this week and next

High StreetWorks in the roadBanbury13 Oct to 18 OctOxfordshire County Council

1 road closure starting in the next 14 days, soonest first. Tap a road for the details. Dates are what was booked and can change.

Roads closed now

Side Road Between 141 And 229 Bloxham RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the roadBanburyTodayThames Water
Oxford RoadRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeBicesterTodayOxfordshire County Council
Kings EndRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeBicesterTodayOxfordshire County Council
Woodstock RoadRepairs to pipes or cables in the road (emergency)YarntonUntil 16 OctThames Water
Middle StreetRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council
Kings Head LaneRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council
Wheatley RoadRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council
The WalkRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council
Lower StreetRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council
High StreetRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council
Mill StreetRoad improvements in the road, on the pavement and on the vergeIslipUntil 20 NovOxfordshire County Council

11 road closures already under way, ending soonest first. Long closures are often for part of a road or part of the day.

Who is doing the digging

Thames Water3144%
Oxfordshire County Council2434%
Openreach57%
SSEN46%
Advanced Electricty Networks23%
National Highways23%
Electricity Network Company11%
Hutchison 3g11%
National Grid11%

Roadworks on now or coming up across the areas we cover, by the company or council that booked them.

Where the figures come from

Roadworks and closures come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which every council and utility company in England uses to book works on the road. It is published once a month under the Open Government Licence, and the latest month we have is September 2026. We take the works the councils covering Cherwell publish, and count each area as a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page.

Dates are what was booked, and works often finish early or run late. Emergency repairs and works booked at short notice may not show until the next month. See our sources and their licences.

Roadworks in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Cherwell have the most roadworks?

Right now the areas with the most roadworks on or booked for the next month are Bicester (17), Kidlington (14), Banbury (9), Islip (7) and Wigginton (3). The middle area has 1.

Which roads are closed in Cherwell this week?

12 road closures are on now or starting in the next seven days across the areas we cover, including Side Road Between 141 And 229 Bloxham Road in Banbury, Oxford Road in Bicester and Kings End in Bicester. The full list is on this page.

Who is doing the most roadworks in Cherwell?

Of the 71 roadworks on now or coming up, the most are by Thames Water (31), Oxfordshire County Council (24) and Openreach (5). Water, gas, phone and electricity companies need a permit to dig up the road, the same as the councils.

How up to date are the roadworks figures?

They come from the Department for Transport’s Street Manager service, which publishes every permit once a month; the latest month we have is September 2026. Works booked at short notice, and emergency repairs, may not show until the next month’s figures arrive.